Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with voters in Dong Anh and Long Bien districts on December 6 to report the outcomes of the 14th NA’s second session.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and voters in Long Bien district (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary NguyenPhu Trong and other National Assembly (NA) deputies of Hanoi met with voters inDong Anh and Long Bien districts on December 6 to report the outcomes of the14th NA’s second session.
At the meeting, voters laudedthe results of the NA session, particularly the democratic and frank questionand answer sitting, which mentioned a wide range of matters of public concern.
They also praised the workto build a constructive Government and the Prime Minister’s determination to endthe practice of giving presents to superior officials on the lunar New Yearholiday.
The voters expressed theirworries about climate change impacts, lax land management, corruption andvested interests, stressing that anti-corruption measures have yet to beeffective. They cited as examples cases in which many high-ranking officialscaused losses amounting to trillions of dong to the State budget but thepunishment is too lenient.
They urgedstronger implementation of Resolution No 4 on Party building and pressing aheadwith the improvement of personnel’s capacity.
Welcomingfeedback from the voters, the Party General Secretary said all comments will berecorded and reported to the parliament and relevant agencies.
He clarifiedthe issues of public concerns related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal,corruption fight and law-making work.
GeneralSecretary Trong stressed that the Party is committed to combating corruptionand wastefulness using a range of measures, from policies and laws, to publicsupervision and opinion and media coverage.
Concerningthe case involving Trinh Xuan Thanh, formerVice Chairman of the Hau Giang provincial People’s Committee, and former Ministerof Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang, he said the disciplinary measures on themso far are only those imposed by the Party. Investigations into the case areunderway in other aspects, he said.
He pointed to the factthat legal regulations are need to punish similar violators.
The Party leader stressedhis support of voters’ position and highlighted the Party’s sheer determinationto enforce ResolutionNo 4.-VNA
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and voters in Long Bien district (Photo: VNA) 
